The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a presentation and discussion item on data centers and their impacts during its regular meeting on Oct. 13, 2026, according to the published agenda.
The agenda item follows a listed item regarding victim advocacy under the Cobb County Solicitor General’s Office and precedes a public hearing scheduled later in the same meeting. According to the published agenda, the board is scheduled to conduct the first public hearing on proposed amendments to Part I, Chapters 2 (Administration) and 6 (Alcohol) of the county code.
For residents, the agenda indicates the board will receive information on data centers and their impacts as a discussion item, separate from any vote or ordinance action. The published agenda does not specify the presenter, the scope of the impacts to be discussed, or any proposed policy changes tied to data centers.
- Meeting: Cobb County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
- Date: Oct. 13, 2026
- Agenda Item 5: Presentation and discussion on data centers and their impacts
- Agenda Item 6: First public hearing on proposed amendments to Part I, Chapters 2 (Administration) and 6 (Alcohol)
- Source: Official CivicClerk meeting agenda for Cobb County, Georgia
What happens next, according to the agenda, is that the board will hear the data center presentation and discussion as part of the regular meeting, followed by the first public hearing on the code amendments. The published agenda does not indicate whether a vote on the data center item is scheduled; the chapter amendments are listed under a public hearing format.
Residents seeking to engage with the process can attend the Oct. 13, 2026, Board of Commissioners meeting. Those wishing to review the full agenda or meeting materials can access the official document through the Cobb County CivicClerk portal.
Official source: the published record